According to a newspaper report, America's President Joe Biden may want to declare a national climate emergency this week.
That would give his government a little more leeway to mobilize funds, promote clean energy and push through other measures to fight climate change.
The "Washington Post" reported on Monday (local time), citing three employees from Biden's environment.
After China, the United States is the world's second largest emitter of climate-damaging gases.
The reason for considering declaring a state of emergency is the repeated failure of a climate and economic package worth billions in the Senate.
In the House of Representatives, Biden is dependent on the votes of all Democrats due to a wafer-thin majority.
But the more conservative Democratic Senator Joe Manchin blocked the investment package.
He expressed concerns that the additional spending could fuel already high inflation.
In the USA, the rate of inflation has recently risen to 9.1 percent and is thus at its highest level since December 1981.
"The President has made it clear that if the Senate doesn't act to address the climate crisis and bolster our domestic clean energy industry, then he will," the Washington Post quoted a White House official as saying wanted to stay.
All options would therefore be examined.
The original draft for the economic and climate package provided, among other things, for tax relief for families and the expansion of health services.
More than 500 billion dollars were also planned for the fight against the climate crisis, including investments in renewable energies.
In recent months, the Democrats have scaled back their ambitions significantly to win Manchin's support, the New York Times wrote.